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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2009
Applicant:
Donald C. Azzopardi, Walled Lake, MI (US);
Inventor:
Donald C. Azzopardi, Walled Lake, MI (US);
Assignee:
VALENITE LLC, Madison Heights, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B 29/34 (2006.01); B32B 29/02 (2006.01); B23B 29/034 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 29/02 (2013.01); Y10T 407/2248 (2015.01); Y10T 407/1934 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49995 (2015.01); Y10T 407/23 (2015.01); Y10T 407/2206 (2015.01); Y10T 407/193 (2015.01); B23B 29/03457 (2013.01); B23B 2260/038 (2013.01); B23B 2270/025 (2013.01);
Abstract
A material removal having a plurality of cartridges mounted on an active portion where a plurality of seating members mounted in each of the plurality of cartridges pivots about an axis between a retracted position and an extended position is disclosed. Alternative embodiments have a single pivotable seating member. The pivotable extending seating members operate to extend and retract in a scissors-like motion and enable compact and efficient machining operation, particularly for crank shaft bearing supports.